Chicago, July 11.
London, July 12. less than 600,000 people in Chicago are dependent on. relief funds to stave off starvation and. reli funds are running out.
That the British Government is taking the wrong line in speaking of the "difficulty and expense" in complying with Major-General This statement was made to-day Ki extremely modest and by Mayor Antony. Cermals, who has well-timed request" in the House demanded 'a special session of the fof Commons on June 27, is argued Mlinois Legislature to consider the fat length by Int. BP. C."Young. to-problem. "He declares. that day inva letter to "The Times" major disaster" is threatened On June 27 General' Knox, Con-the falling of relief funds which, servative member. for" the at the present rate, will run out by, August 1, Hie asserts that all of 600,000 peo-suggested that, in view of the rapid ple depended on the relief commis-change of conditions "in the Far} sion to keep them from starvat Tasty the head of the Far Eastern Despite large private. subscr! department of the Foreign Ofice tions and an emergency bond issue should be an oficial with recent several months" salary still, are experience and service" in China, owing to city employees. This is General Knox further requested largely "because disputed _assess~ that a report on general conditions ments are causing huge arrears of 'China' be secured. from His tax collection in this eity.—Reuter.
Majesty's Minister to China. Sit vag,, Washington, July 11 John Simon, Secretary of State for President Hoover has placed is Foreign Affairs, to whom General veto on the compromise Relief Bill Knox had addressed' his sugges-which the Senate passed two days tions, replied that he feared. there ago. table. difficulty" This bill provided for the Allocain complying with General Knox's tion of the huge sum of $2,12: request, but that he would consider 000,000 for Unemployment © reli the matter, purposes. It was known before-Mr. Young pleads the necessity
and the Secretary of the Treasury and tha. both, President, Hoover of an early start in the reconstras tion of China, which "will be. the Mr, Ogden Mills, opposed the bill. work of decades rather than years."
The Senate to-day rejected the He contends firstly that dur Goldborough" Dollar stabilisation the transition period, a tirr Dill and adopted, instead, the Glass effective Government is required. in Curveney Expansion bill. This bill Manchuria where. the present un-Suggests that government bonds solved question constitutes a menace should be made eligible as cover "the peace of the world for currency expansion. It is be-Heved that Senator Glass's bill will argues, a separate, special At the same, tine, Mr. permit the issue of about $800,000,- of Shanghai and. other foreign con-100 of new currency. ceasions essential toward giving the July 13, assurance of a liberal, effective and Relief Bill which has been modified The U.S. Senate has passed the enlightened government, not only! fon account of foreign Interests but in accordance with the wishes of because those regions form the foe! President Hoover, who vetoed it ax of Chin it stood previously, The bill earies the same general provisions as Site, the only. eaeguard against the complete colley it did before but the clause which governmental authority.
Provided for loans to individuals has cut out.—Reuter, He contends that Sir Austin Chamberlain's pronouncemer July 15. ing early retrocession
will sign li vill sign the Relig ly discouraging to this enter-
Bill in spite of the objections he As regards the rest of China, till entertains towards it, As the bill now stands, it retains grotable that no official futierance appears in prospect, not-says the provision that full publicity be withstanding" Sir Miles Lampoon's given concerning all loans made by the Reconstruction Finance Cor-opportunities, of forming " consider. ed opinion. Therefore, afe. Young, This is one of the clauses conclusion, hopes that the matter to which the President objects, will mot be allowed to rest in the He previously had vetoed the Dill as first, presented for his. sig-position indicated by "Sir "John nature, chiefly because of the clause permitting loans to be made to eras 1d docs not now appear viduals. has since been st. RIVER
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